Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-10
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Many Delegates in Attendance at the
Assembly OF The state Farmers
Alliance at Waco.
The Body Welcomed by Mayor Sturgis
Growth OF the Organ ation-An
Important RESOLUTION.

Special to the Gazette
WACO, Tx Aug. The Assembly OF
the State Farmers Alliance in this city
to-dsy is one of the most significant
meetings ever held here. 1t will be re
membered that it issnot mole than three
years ago since the Alliance wss first
known in Texas Since then the organ =
ization has spread with such rapidity that
now the state order has more than 200, 00Q
members on it's rolls. The Alliance is
based on different principle from the
Grange, and it is said 10 be on such g
firm basis that the organization is the
strongest of its kind now in existence.
Only few days ago the state Wheel Of
Al kansas, numbering $4,000 members.
came over and are now identified with
tie Alien e
The delegates present at this meeting
are lis, that number OF counties in the
state being represented, besides several
adjoining states are also represented
Mr.. Evan Jones Of Dublin, Erath county,
the president of The state organization,
called the BODY 10 order at . O'Clock in
the district court room. Mr.. L. ID. Ma.
Cready, Of Pottsboro, GraysOn county,
corresponding secretary, acted IS record
ing secretary in the absence of that flictr
The morning hour was spent in hearing
reports and appointing various commit
tees. A. II O'Clock his honor, Mayor Sur
giS, deliyeredl an address of welcome
He paid nigh compliment to the order,
and bid them God speed in their work
He rendered them the hOspitalitIes of the
city, and said he hoped their sessions
would be harmonious and that the work
they accomplished would rebound 10
much good for the order. The meeting
then went INTO secret session, which has
continued all day. None, sAve members
Of the Alliance, are allowed to be present
st the ST cret sessions. This fact is eX-
planned so courteouslY that reportorial
enterprise has not sought TO penetrate
especially as the newspaper
men are promised that what
ever it is proper the public should know
of the proceedings will be given to the
reporters from day to day. President
Jones says the work OF this session will
be Of great Importance to the order, and
the business will not be closed up before
the last Of the week.
DR.. c. W Macune, president, and f
B. Warren, secretary of the National Al
lance. are attending the sessions Of the
state body.
Mr.. A. J. Streeter, financial agent of the
order in II inois, is here.
MIR. h. j. Sledge, one of the big guns Of
the order, is working in the interest Of
the farmers.
Representatives are here from Arkansas,
Illinois and Kentucky, and it is thought
Louisiana will be represented.
The board OF directors of the Cotton
Corg will be in session during the
week and important business will come
up before them.
Officers will be elected during the meet
ing for the ensuing year.
Mr., Andrews, state business agent for
the Arkansas Wheel, is here.
a resolution was offered this evening
TO assess each male member Of the State
Alliance 81 each per year for five years,
this money when raised to be used in
building cotton mills throughout the
state. 1t is thoSght the measure will
pass the meeting tomorrow.